Men's Basketball Concludes Non-Conference Play Sunday At Home Against Baptist

Sunday, December 28

Macon, Ga.

2 p.m.

Mercer University

Baptist

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Men's Basketball Concludes Non-Conference Play Sunday At Home Against Baptist

12/27/2025 11:48:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Tip-Off is at 2 p.m. inside Hawkins Arena

MACON, Ga. - The Mercer men's basketball team is set to finish non-conference play at home on Sunday against Baptist University of Florida. Tip off is set for 2 p.m. inside Hawkins Arena.

ABOUT THE GAME
Date: Sunday, Dec. 28 Time: 2 p.m. ET Location: Macon, Ga. I Hawkins Arena TV: ESPN+ Live Statistics: MercerStats.com Twitter Updates: @MercerMBB

LAST TIME OUT
Connor Serven tied his career high with 15 points and Barak Okojie led all scorers with 24 points, but Mercer fell 84-76 to Washington State Saturday, Dec. 20 from Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

SERIES HISTORY
Sunday's game will be the first all-time meeting between Mercer and Baptist.

NEED TO KNOW
In Mercer's last game, the Bears outrebounded Washington State 40-37 and had a 15-5 edge in offensive rebounds.

SCOUTING BAPTIST
Baptist is a Division II school in Graceville, Florida. The Eagles play in the south region of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). This is the inaugural season of athletics at Baptist University of Florida. This season, Baptist is 3-12 and 1-8 in away games. The Eagles rank third in scoring offense at 85.9 points per game out of 36 Division II teams in the NCCAA. The Eagles have scored at least 80 points in 10 of their 15 games this season. Defensively, Baptist has struggled as they are allowing nearly 90 points per game and have allowed more than 100 points in four games this season. Baptist has five players who are averaging double figures in scoring led by Jordan Isaac who is averaging 15.8 points per game.